Japan Synopsis
超時空要塞マクロス 愛・おぼえていますか
“Explore the outer limits of imagination where humans battle a race of giant bionoids.”
It is A.D. 2009 and the human race is caught in a war between giant humanoids, male Zentrans and female Meltrans. Returning from the edge of our solar system after making a space fold, the SDF-1 Macross makes the long journey back to Earth with survivors of South Ataria Island. "Macross: Do You Remember Love?" is an alternate re-telling of the events that occurred in the original 1982 TV series.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Macross: Do You Remember Love?. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Big West
Animation + Science Fiction in Japan
314 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Macross: Do You Remember Love? itself).
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
★ 8.3 · 1997
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
★ 8.3 · 2021
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran 2
★ 8.2 · 2019
Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya
★ 8.0 · 2013
Date A Live: Mayuri Judgment
★ 8.0 · 2015
The 1983–1985 Japan Window
Macross: Do You Remember Love? holds position #26 of 70 Japan films in the 1983–1985 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Macross: Do You Remember Love? premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Japan films in 1984.
The 618th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
75 audience reviews — more than 71% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Macross: Do You Remember Love?, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- macross · 5
- refugee · 9
- space war · 8
- anime · 711
- love triangle · 55
- future · 43
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,583 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,164 of 2,532 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Big West, MBS, Shogakukan, Fizz Sound Creation, Victor Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | July 21, 1984 |
| IMDb | tt0087660 |
| Official Site | www.macross.co.jp |